Martin Cahill, Author at BOOK RIOT (original) (raw)

Martin lives in New York, just outside that sprawling metropolis everyone’s always talking about. Bookseller by day, bartender by night, freelancer at all other times, he writes whenever he can. Every so often he remembers that sleep is important. He has fiction appearing in Nightmare Magazine and Fireside Fiction. He can be found writing about books and craft beer at his blog. Tweet him about craft beer, books, Community or Locke & Key and you’ll most likely become fast friends. Blog: Craft BooksTwitter: @Mcflycahill90

5 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Will Take Your Breath Away

Martin Cahill May 25, 2018

Five science fiction and fantasy novels that play with convention, do new things with the genre, and leave you wanting more.

Find Me in the Club: Discovering The Joy of a Book Club

Martin Cahill May 23, 2018

"Everyone listened, and made space for me, as I listened and made space for them."

When Books Come To Life: Playing Tak

Martin Cahill April 6, 2017

When your favorite book game becomes a real game.

Modern Monsters: Three Books To Watch For

Martin Cahill September 2, 2016

Three books that take tell monster stories in new ways.

Let’s Start From The Back: Reading Last Lines First

Martin Cahill July 26, 2016

One Rioter confesses his bad book habit and makes a case for reading the last line first.

Watershed Novels and Loving TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING

Martin Cahill July 23, 2016

One Rioter talks about the novels that deeply impacted his reading life, including TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING by Ada Palmer.

George Saunders Wrote A Novel and I’m Having Feelings

Martin Cahill April 26, 2016

Imagine if one day, Da Vinci showed up to his best friend’s house, pulled out a bottle of wine and ...

Five Tips For Reading Aloud To Your Partner

Martin Cahill January 3, 2016

While we at the Riot take some time off to rest and catch up on our reading, we’re re-running some of ...

Five Tips For Reading Aloud To Your Partner

Martin Cahill November 5, 2015

It was a quiet Friday night, and my girlfriend was just putting the finishing touches on the pizza we’d made, ...

Station Eleven, Science Fiction, and Hope

Martin Cahill July 19, 2015

I literally finished Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel about four minutes ago and started typing this. It’s rare ...